Staff Configuration Management Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Staff Configuration Management Engineer
Location: Mountain View, California
Type: Permanent
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Work Authorization: Unable to sponser H1
Number of Openings: 1

Job Description & Skill Requirement

As part of the S3 organization, act as a Configuration Management (CM) Specialist for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM (Urban Air Mobility) market.

Responsibilities:

Define and own the CM plan and processes (configuration identification, baseline management, change control).

Define, create, and control baselines (development, integration, release) for all software configuration items.

Standardize Git/GitLab workflows (branching, MR approvals, tagging, releases).

Ensure reproducible builds and controlled toolchains.

Govern release configuration items across teams in the S3 organization.

Establish and support change control (PR/CR/CCB), including logging and reviewing all proposed changes to baselined configuration items, and ensure proper impact assessment and authorization of implementation.

Ensure traceability across requirements, code, and tests.

Ensure accurate recording and reporting of the status of all CIs, including approval status, version history, and change implementation progress.

Prepare and support audits (evidence, configuration records).

Enable teams via guidelines, training, and automation.

Drive initiatives to continuously improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and maturity of the CM processes.

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years of experience, including at least 5 years in configuration management.

Experience with CM in safety-critical or regulated environments.

Solid knowledge of DO-178C (or equivalent).

Strong Git-based workflow experience (e.g., GitLab).

Experience defining and governing processes across multiple teams.

Understanding of traceability, baseline management, and change control objectives.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and able to work with a cross-functional team.

Desired:

Experience with CI/CD and build reproducibility.

Experience setting up and managing a CI/CD pipeline for safety-critical systems.

Familiarity with requirements and life-cycle data management tools.

Experience working across multiple systems on a single product.

Qualification

Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)